saltyross Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Greetings I am interested in building lures for saltwater use. Bucktails are my first Would appreciate any help in tying and painting Saltyross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I fish for stripers and blues and use smilling bill bucktails up to 5 oz, but mostly around 2oz.. after pouring them I paint them with powder paint and bake them at 350 for 20 mins or so then tie them up with bucktail and other flytieing stuff to give them color or flash and generally I use nail polish to cover the threads:) nice and easy...ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 these are upperman or limabean jigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Saltyross, what species do you target in what area? Stripercrazy, do you prefer the forward rather than center position of the hook eye on the lima beans? Very professional looking ties by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 same here but I E-TEX the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyross Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 THANKS GUYS FOR THE WELCOME WE FISH FOR DOORMAT FLUKE ON THE jERSEY SHORE ALL SUMMER MOSTLY STRUCTURE FISHING AND CAN LOOSE ALOT OF BUCKTAILS BRAVEVIPER, DO YOU POUR YOUR OWN JIGS OR CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE TO PURCHASE THEM.I WOULD NEED 4-6 OUNCE.ED WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR JIGS THANKS SALTY ROSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Salty,Im your man...I pour and paint and tie all my bucktails.Im not far from you.....Search my name in the gallery for some bucktails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltyross Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Braveviper Would you pour some 4,5 and 6 ounce ultra minnow for me Would like to tye my own for fluke fishing I am thinking about 25 of each Please let me know the costs weglowith .comwegloveyou@aol.comgloveyou@aol.com wegloveyou@aol.com Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Gents, Take this to the side lines before you guys start a whole new pound about WHO charges federal taxs, brokerage fees, inpounding at the state boarder, blah, blah, blah... Bruce PS: Packers won... have a beer on me:tipsy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I don't sell, but I sent you a pm:) price of lead has gone up, I pour them, the one's in the pic....some I buy and paint, sometime it's cheaper to buy 25 jigs then paint and tie them than to get the mold/hooks/lead and time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Bruce is right,send me a PM.Jets lost... surprise...surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 They dont have ultra minnow jigs in 6 oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 hawnjigs, thanks...I don't notice much difference .where I use the jigs, we fish rip tides, one place is the cape cod canel in mass. we cast up current and freespool the jigs to the bottom sometimes 20 sec count or more then try to stay in touch with the jig as the current takes it pass us, most inportant thing is getting down to the bottom:) its a mess and we lose alot of jigs whereever the eye is...in rhody I swim the jigs in the breachways...two jettys with a rip going threw them forming a rip out frount, I cast across the rip and let them drop untill I hit a rock and I'll swim it hopely bumping rocks across the rip...I like the smilling bills because the mouth gives them more action and the bean jigs if I have to get down the water collum fast:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie525 Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 nice ties, what part of the deer tail is best for tying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Stripercrazy, thanks for the info - I wondered if the smiles were for more than just looks. I would think the beans would tumble sideways when hitting bottom making them more snag prone? Every try the banana aka boxing glove design in the moving water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 nice ties, what part of the deer tail is best for tying? The longer,softer hair is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripercrazy Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I though the same about the flatheads but guys have told me that the drag from the line(braid) keeps them upright and that they flap left and right..there 40-80 feet deep where I use them, I'll never know:) I'm going to try the boxer jigs this spring, best I can find them is 3oz, I'll send you a pm...ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
